AIMS The study aimed to determine the effect of using a crochet octopus to reduce acute pain and maintain optimal physiological measurements that develops during procedural pain in neonates. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a parallel design randomized controlled study. During the procedure of heel lance, experimental groups were delivered a crochet octopus 10 min before the process and let them touch the octopus during and for up to 10 min after the procedure. Control group experienced the process without any intervention. SpO2, duration of crying of neonates and pain they experienced were evaluated. RESULTS The study was completed with 100 (50 for the experimental group and 50 for the control group) term neonates. SpO2 of neonates, touching the crochet octopus during and after in second minute of the process was found higher and also the duration of crying was shorter during whole the process, and the pain they experienced due to the process was lower than the control group. CONCLUSIONS Crochet octopus affected physiological measurements of the neonates positively and reduced the procedural pain as well.

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使用钩针章鱼减轻疼痛的效果：一项随机对照研究。

目的 该研究旨在确定使用钩针章鱼来减轻急性疼痛和维持新生儿程序性疼痛期间形成的最佳生理测量值的效果。材料和方法 这是一项平行设计的随机对照研究。在足跟长矛的手术过程中，实验组在手术前 10 分钟收到一只钩针章鱼，并让他们在手术期间和手术后最多 10 分钟内接触章鱼。对照组在没有任何干预的情况下体验该过程。评估了 SpO2、新生儿哭闹持续时间和他们经历的疼痛。结果 本研究完成了 100 名足月新生儿（实验组 50 名，对照组 50 名）。新生儿SpO2，在过程的第二分钟期间和之后触摸钩针章鱼的次数更高，并且在整个过程中哭泣的持续时间更短，并且他们因该过程而经历的疼痛低于对照组。结论 钩针章鱼对新生儿的生理测量有积极影响，并减少了手术疼痛。